USMC begins transition to the CH-53K

The US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461) held a redesignation ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, on January 24, marking the service’s first transition of a fleet squadron from the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion. Maj Gen Michael Cederholm, commanding general of the USMC’s 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), said his command “will be able to move more troops and equipment, at higher altitudes, faster speeds, and